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What was the first movie with a soundtrack album?

What was the first movie with a soundtrack album?

Snow White

Fantasia

The Jazz Singer

King Kong

Disney released songs commercially in 1938.

Which movie had the most credited writers?

Toy Story

The Flintstones

X-Men: The Last Stand

The Addams Family

Had 12 credited writers in 2006.

What was the first movie to use Steadicam?

Rocky

Bound for Glory

The Shining

Marathon Man

Used in 1976 for tracking shots.

Which movie features the most costume changes?

Cleopatra

Marie Antoinette

The Great Gatsby

Moulin Rouge!

Elizabeth Taylor changed costumes 65 times.

What was the first movie sequel to win Best Picture?

The Godfather Part II

The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Toy Story 3

Mad Max: Fury Road

Won in 1974.

Which movie had the most fake snow used?

Doctor Zhivago

Fargo

The Revenant

Frozen

Used marble dust for 13,000 tons of “snow.”

What was the first movie to gross $2 billion worldwide?

Titanic

Avatar

Avengers: Endgame

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Achieved this in 2010.

Which movie features the longest continuous dialogue scene?

My Dinner with Andre

Before Sunset

The Social Network

Glengarry Glen Ross

A 110-minute conversation (1981).

What was the first movie with a fully digital soundtrack?

Batman Returns

Terminator 2

Beauty and the Beast

The Little Mermaid

Used Dolby Digital in 1991.

Which movie had the most animators?

Snow White

Spirited Away

The Lion King

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Required 140 animators for its unique style.

What was the first movie to use motion capture?

Tron

The Polar Express

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Used for Tom Hanks’ multiple roles (2004).

Which movie features the most explosions?

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Die Hard

Independence Day

The Expendables 2

Had 430 explosions in 2011.

What was the first movie screened in space?

2001: A Space Odyssey

Gravity

The Martian

Apollo 13

Shown to ISS astronauts in 2015.

Which movie had the most deleted scenes?

The Lord of the Rings

Apocalypse Now

Avatar

Once Upon a Time in America

Over 5 hours were cut from the original shoot.

What was the first movie to win Best Animated Feature?

Toy Story

Shrek

Spirited Away

Snow White

Won the inaugural award in 2001.

Which movie features the longest single camera shot?

1917

Birdman

Russian Ark

Children of Men

Appears as one continuous 119-minute take.

What was the first movie with a female director nominated for Best Picture?

The Piano

Lost in Translation

Winter’s Bone

Lady Bird

Jane Campion directed this 1993 film.

Which movie had the most Oscar nominations without winning?

The Turning Point

The Color Purple

Gangs of New York

American Hustle

Received 11 nominations in 1977.

What was the first movie to use DTS sound?

Jurassic Park

Terminator 2

Batman Returns

The Last Action Hero

Debuted DTS in 1993.

Which movie features the most languages spoken?

Babel

The Passion of the Christ

Arrival

The Interpreter

Contains dialogue in 7 languages.

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